About the conference

The principal theme of the EMBO Conference is the Molecular and Developmental Biology of Drosophila. The conference has been supported by EMBO for over thirty years and awarded the status of EMBO CONFERENCE in 2000. This will be the 20th biennial Crete meeting.

The objective of this EMBO Conference is to bring together an international group of principal investigators to present their findings on gene organisation and expression, development, pattern formation, neurobiology and the evolution of Drosophila.

The meeting is one of a small number of international workshops that cover a broad topic while limiting attendance to about 100 participating principal investigators in order to foster close interactions between leading Drosophila research labs.

Successful applicants will be requested to:
a) Confirm their attendance for the duration of the meeting and select their accommodation preference by 15 February 2016
b) Pay by 15 March 2016

Selection criteria

IMPORTANT: The EMBO Conference is traditionally heavily oversubscribed (for example in 2014 there were ca. 250 applications for ca. 100 places). Selection of eligible applicants (Principal Investigators only) is made by a vote of the Organizing Committee. Thus, the short motivation letter outlining your research areas and interests, together with three recent and relevant publications, are very important elements of the application.